-LRB- CNN -RRB- Chelsea relinquished sole leadership of the English Premier League after suffering a surprise 5-3 defeat at the hands of a Harry Kane inspired Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane Thursday .

It was a result few had foreseen , particularly when Diego Costa put Jose Mourinho 's men ahead midway through the first half .

But Kane , pushing for an England call up , leveled with an exquisite individual goal and Danny Rose put Spurs 2-1 ahead after he reacted quickly when Nacer Chadli 's shot hit the post and rebounded back into play .

Kane was then fouled by Gary Cahill with Andros Townsend scoring from the penalty spot to give the home side a 3-1 lead at the break .

It was 4-1 shortly into the second half when Kane 's neat footwork set him up for a fourth , but still the points were not sealed .

A mistake by Federico Fazio allowed Eden Hazard to play a one-two with Cesc Fabregas to reduce the deficit to two goals .

Tottenham nerves were finally eased when Kane played a neat pass to Chadli for the Belgian international to score the fifth only for John Terry to grab his third in four games for Chelsea to complete an eight-goal thriller .

Earlier , Manchester City joined Chelsea on 46 points with the same goal difference after a headed goal from former Chelsea star Frank Lampard gave the reigning title holder a 3-2 win over Sunderland .

Lampard , whose extended loan to City from New York City was confirmed on the eve of the match , grabbed a late winner after City had thrown away a two-goal lead at the Etihad .

The 36-year-old former England midfielder connected with Gael Clichy 's cross to secure a vital three points with a seventh home league win of the season .

City looked to be cruising to victory after a superb strike from Yaya Toure and a second from Stevan Jovetic .

But Sunderland hit back with goals from former City players Jack Rodwell and Adam Johnson , who scored from the spot .

In the early kickoff on New Year 's Day , Manchester United was held to its second straight draw of the festive period in a 1-1 draw at Stoke .

The home side went ahead after just two minutes through defender Ryan Shawcross but Radamel Falcao leveled for United in the 26th .

United , held goalless at Tottenham last weekend , remain third in the standings and are unbeaten in 10 games , but manager Louis Van Gaal was unhappy with the display .

`` We did n't deserve any more than a draw , '' he moaned . `` They were closer to a winning goal than us . We should have played better today . ''

Struggling West Bromwich Albion has also confirmed the appointment of former Stoke and Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis as its head coach .

Pulis , widely praised for lifting Palace into mid-table last season before leaving before the start of this campaign , watched from the stand as his new team secured a fighting 1-1 draw at West Ham .

Southampton kept up its challenge for a Champions League spot by inflicting a damaging 2-0 defeat on Arsenal to stay fourth .

Two goalkeeping errors from Wojciech Szczesny allowed Sadio Mane and Dusan Tadic to score in either half for the Saints , who withstood late pressure from Arsenal to secure a vital three points .

In the relegation battle , bottom side Leicester secured an unlikely point after hitting back from two down at Liverpool to grab a 2-2 draw , while Burnley hit back three times to level 3-3 at Newcastle .

It denied Newcastle caretaker boss John Carver three points after taking over from Alan Pardew , who is set to link up with Crystal Palace and was at Villa Park to watch them battle to a goalless draw .

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Tottenham beats Chelsea 5-3 at White Hart Lane

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Man City level at top after 3-2 victory over Sunderland with Frank Lampard scoring winner

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Man Utd held to 1-1 draw at Stoke in early kick off

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WBA confirms Tony Pulis as new head coach